Did you know that Southwark and Lambeth residents can order the pill for free online through SH:24?

The first free service of its kind in the UK, SH:24 has been providing combined oral contraception (COC) online to those living in these boroughs since March 2017.

If you like using the contraceptive service, and would like to see it continue and grow, consider participating in some of the research happening alongside SH:24. Not only will you be sharing your contraceptive experiences with us, but you’ll also be contributing to the development of SH:24 and the future improvement of NHS services.

At SH:24, our success story began with a chance challenge from a trainee – “why don’t you put STI testing online” - in 2011, to the development of the first online specialist sexual and reproductive health service that is co-designed with service users.

We hope you will find the findings and research in our report a timely reminder of the local impact we've contributed to, how far the local sexual health economy has come - and how far it still has to go.

As we’ve engaged and built relationships with users, one of the most audible messages from them was that they wanted the service to be highly confidential and discrete.

GDPR clarifies where responsibility for privacy protection lies with any organisations who collect, store, manage, process and analyse any form of personal data. The new law is therefore obviously very relevant to SH:24, and we welcome its introduction.

Eurovision Song Contest is without a doubt an international spectacle at the heart of many LGBTQ+ calendars. Whether you’re a hard-core fan that’s spent the last six months prepping, or you were unaware there was anything going on before the finals, throwing the best Eurovision Party that has guests yelling “We are the heroes of our time” is probably at the top of your list. So let this be the year you finally face your Waterloo and make it a night to remember! Overwhelmed already?

Playwright Neela Doležalová blogs for SH:24 about her funny and moving new play that she’s bringing to Vault Festival in Vauxhall, London this month about that lesson at school with all the bananas (no, not home economics).

Over a whole year, Neela asked friends and strangers questions about the sex education they received, and they shared their memories and stories.

In October I shared some of my body positivity journey with you. Since then I’ve heard lots of people say that the first step on their journey was the same as the first step on mine – sorting out their Instagram feed.

When you reach your 100th birthday, you can expect a letter from the Queen. When you reach your first quarter century, you can expect a letter from the NHS about cervical screening, inviting you to book #yourfirstsmear and usually every 3 years after that.